Owner reviews for brake pads

With pagid discs and pads i have never had this issue.

Brembo are decent in all honesty ive had them on all my cars bar 1. My nismo comes with them as standard so i just keep em on. They do a damn good job at stopping,

I run ATE Ceramic pads with Zimmerman rotors on my MK7 and am very satisfied.

Powerstop Z23 front combo and Brembo rotors with Akebono ceramic pads for the rear on a 2013 Golf TDI. Both ends seem to be really good.

My Golf has TRW and Zimmerman which are like OEM+ maybe

I threw a set of drilled/slotted Z23 model PowerStop brakes on my 2013 TDI Beetle for shits and giggles because I had some extra cash and they've been superb. A bit loud but mashing them hard almost puts me through my windshield.

Powerstop track kit with ceramic pads. They have solid and Drilled/slotted rotors available both options. Around $300 for both front and rear. I run these on multiple cars when it’s time for brakes always an upgrade over stock.

Ive seen people go the full spectrum of pads, from cheapos to expensive. I’d go oem at a minimum, remember these are big heavy trucks that need a lot of stopping power. I’ve had a lot of luck with powerstop so far.

I've got EBC reds on my car and they feel decent from cold.

I tried the carbotech 1521 to try to get silent street pads with better bite but no dice, it’s the same as the OEM akebonos